Fractured Ink: Writing In Life's Chaos (audio)
This Podcast will focus on fiction writing that deals with families undergoing the chaos of severe challenges. We'll start by introducing my two published novels, "The Overlife: A Tale of Schizophrenia" (https://amazon.com/dp/191685219X) and "Three Kidnapped, Three Siblings, Three Furies"(https://amazon.com/dp/B0DPXW76DV/), with some information about myself. For example, "The Overlife" is inspired by my personal experience with my paranoid schizophrenia and my mother's. "Three Siblings" deals with sibling abuse and is inspired by my complex PTSD. I also live with absence epilepsy. My mind is "Fractured" by these conditions, affecting the "Ink" I choose to leave on my writing pages. We will also discuss these conditions for their own sake. We will feature other authors dealing with families facing the chaos of a severe challenge. Despite the serious nature of this description, we will have some fun! Humor has always been a big part of my life and is sometimes the best therapy. Don't forget to follow this Podcast, subscribe to my channel, like my videos, and comment. My website: https://dianadirkbywrites.com/ My Instagram: @dianadirkby_writings (https://www.instagram.com/dianadirkby_writings/) My Facebook Page: Diana Dirkby Writings (https://www.facebook.com/DianaDirkbyAuthor) My X-account: @dianadirkby (https://x.com/DianaDirkby) My YouTube channel @Diana DirkbyWrites
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A working title. A family legend. A blank page that won’t wait. I’m kicking off a new novel inspired by my grandfather, a boy abandoned around 1902 and placed in the Australian foster system, whose life bent toward resilience despite a brutal start. The goal isn’t to glorify pain—it’s to explore how a kid with little power learned to build a future, and what those early fractures can teach us about courage, love, and ...
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